Thistly Cross Cider

Cidery in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Established in 2008

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The Works, Implement Rd, West Barns, Dunbar, EH42 1UN, Scotland
Description
Hello, we’re Thistly Cross, Scotland’s award winning farmhouse ciders, born out of a passion for making cider in the best possible way, combined with belief in the quality of Scottish produce, and asking ‘why not?’. Established as a collaboration between farmer, Ian Rennie, and artist-turned-cidermaker, Peter Stuart, in 2008, Thistly Cross has gained a reputation for making ciders that people rave about.

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6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Half pint @ the Salopian Summer Cider Festival July 14. Pours clear gold, moderately sweet whisky-tinged taste, not overpowering but sweet all the same. Enjoyable cider.

Tried on 04 Jul 2014 at 13:00


6.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle from DeliciouslyDifferent, Nethen. Clear yellow colour. Sweet aroma of apples with notes of honey and vanilla. Light sour. A bit too sweet to be refreshing.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Jun 2014 at 23:33


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at Cider Tap, pours a hazy dark orate with a small white head. Aroma brings out loads of floral notes. Flavour is medium sweet, with shitloads of elderflower and medium residual sweetness. High drinkability with a very dominating flowery character.

Tried from Draft on 09 Jun 2014 at 04:25


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Keg at the Bow Bar. Pours golden amber, very sweet, fruity, zesty apples, fizzy.

Tried on 04 Jun 2014 at 11:04


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at the Bow Bar, Glen Moray cask. Pours golden, sweet, light vanilla, apples.

Tried from Cask on 04 Jun 2014 at 11:02


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle sample at a wood-aged beers tasting at the Beer & Beyond shop. Clear very pale golden, white-wine-like color. Aroma of whiskey, green apples, alcohol, vanilla, wood and citric notes. Sweet flavor, slightly sourish, with green apples, sugar, wood, vanilla and a drier alcoholic finish. OK, too alcoholic for my liking.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Jun 2014 at 10:18


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle at home... Golden... No head.. Sweet apples soft ginger nose.... Soft fruits... Juicy apple... Ginger.. And a ginger bite in back of throat

Tried from Bottle on 30 May 2014 at 10:09


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Keg at the bow bar... Crisp glowing orange... Thin white lacing... Soft apple... Big elderflower nose... Fizzy... Soft sweet apples... Big sweet elderflower... Too sweet fruity

Tried on 24 Apr 2014 at 09:19


9.2
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Bottle. Aroma is nice woody with pronounced coconut. Apples rather in the background. Clear yellow colour. Taste is sweet with light background wood, pleasant refreshing touch of sourness. Coconut finish. Extremely well balanced, extremely tasty, extremely drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Apr 2014 at 00:43


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle. Light golden color with minimal white head. Nice Apple aroma. Taste, apples, honey, wood. Very light tartness in finish. Tasty.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Apr 2014 at 02:13